1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791290803321

Autore

Schenwar Maya

Titolo

Locked down, locked out : why prison doesn't work and how we can do better / / Maya Schenwar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-62656-271-7

1-62656-270-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Classificazione

BUS000000

Disciplina

364.60973

Soggetti

Imprisonment - United States

Alternatives to imprisonment - United States

Corrections - United States

Criminals - Rehabilitation - United States

Justice, Administration of - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction Into the Hole; Part One: Coming Apart; 1 The Visiting Room; 2 The 100-Year Communication Rewind; 3 On the Homefront; 4 "Only Her First Bid"; 5 Disposable Babies; Part Two: Coming Together; 6 The Case for a Pen Pal; 7 Working from the Inside Out: Decarcerate!; 8 Telling Stories; 9 The Peace Room; 10 A Wakeup; Epilogue: Not an Ending; Notes; Resources; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Author; Footnotes; Introfn; Ch05fn; Ch08fn; Ch09fn

Sommario/riassunto

Through the stories of prisoners and their families, including her own family's experiences, Maya Schenwar shows how the institution that locks up 2.3 million Americans and decimates poor communities of color is shredding the ties that, if nurtured, could foster real collective safety. As she vividly depicts here, incarceration takes away the very things that might enable people to build better lives. But looking toward a future beyond imprisonment, Schenwar profiles community-based initiatives that successfully deal with problems-both individual harm and larger social wrongs-through connectio



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910831057703321

Autore

Pozen Robert C.

Titolo

The fund industry : how your money is managed / / Robert Pozen and Theresa Hamacher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2011

©2011

ISBN

1-118-08558-2

1-283-27294-6

9786613272942

1-118-26651-X

0-470-94991-0

1-118-08559-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (546 p.)

Collana

Wiley finance

Disciplina

332.63/27

332.6327

Soggetti

Mutual funds - United States

Mutual funds

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Wiley Global Finance Executive Selection."

Nota di contenuto

The Fund Industry: How Your Money Is Managed; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; SECTION One An Investor's Guide to Mutual Funds; CHAPTER 1 Investing through Mutual Funds; ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MUTUAL FUNDS; HISTORY AND GROWTH; Early History; The Surge in Growth in the 1980s and 1990s; Mutual Fund Ownership in the United States Today; REGULATORS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS; Securities and Exchange Commission; FINRA; Department of Labor; State Regulators; Investment Company Institute; NICSA; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER 2 How Mutual Funds Work; BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

THE PASS-THROUGH TAX STATUS OF MUTUAL FUNDSA VIRTUAL CORPORATION; ETHICAL STANDARDS; ALTERNATIVES TO MUTUAL FUNDS; Direct Investing through Individual Accounts; Other Commingled Investment Vehicles; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER 3 Researching Funds: The User Guides; MUTUAL FUNDS AND



DISCLOSURE; THE SUMMARY PROSPECTUS; BEYOND THE SUMMARY PROSPECTUS; Prospectus; Statement of Additional Information; Shareholder Reports; USING THE USER GUIDES; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER 4 Comparing Mutual Funds; DELINEATING YOUR OWN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES; EVALUATING PERFORMANCE; THE TAXONOMY OF MUTUAL FUNDS

Money Market FundsBond Funds; Stock Funds; Hybrid Funds; CHAPTER SUMMARY; SECTION Two Mutual Fund Portfolio Management; CHAPTER 5 Portfolio Management of Stock Funds; STOCK RESEARCH; Fundamental Research; Valuation; Quantitative Research; PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: MANAGING A STOCK FUND; Passive Portfolio Management; Active Portfolio Management; Portfolio Construction; Risk Management; Performance Analysis; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER 6 Portfolio Management of Bond Funds; BOND FUND HOLDINGS; Holdings in Taxable Bond Funds; Holdings in Tax-Exempt Funds; PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: MANAGING A BOND FUND

Investment StrategyPortfolio Construction; CHAPTER SUMMARY; Appendix to Chapter 6: Bond Basics; DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF BONDS; KEY ANALYTICAL MEASURES; RISKS OF BOND INVESTMENTS; CHAPTER 7 Portfolio Management of Money Market Funds; HOW-EXACTLY-THE 1.00 NAV WORKS; MONEY MARKET FUND HOLDINGS; Holdings in Taxable Funds; Holdings in Tax-Exempt Funds; PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: MANAGING A MONEY MARKET FUND; Research; Trading; Portfolio Management; MONEY MARKET FUNDS AND THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER 8 Implementing Portfolio Decisions: Buying and Selling Investments

THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADINGTHE EVOLUTION OF THE U.S. STOCK MARKETS; The Traditional Venues; The New Entrants: Alternative Trading Systems; The Convergence of the Old and the New; THE ROLE OF THE MUTUAL FUND TRADER; Fund Compliance; Trading Strategy; Broker-Dealer Selection; Trading Across Multiple Funds; TRADING IN BOND FUNDS; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER 9 Mutual Funds as Institutional Investors; MUTUAL FUNDS AS STOCKHOLDERS AND THE PROXY VOTING PROCESS; The Role of Stockholders; The Proxy Voting Process: Stockholder Meetings; PROXY VOTING BY MUTUAL FUNDS; Proxy Voting Policies

Proxy Decision Making

Sommario/riassunto

Every investor, student of finance and participant in the mutual fund industry needs to read this book The Fund Industry details how mutual funds are marketed, regulated, and invested in stocks and bonds. The book also describes the critical factors needed to choose a specific fund for your investment or retirement plan, including what to look for when reading prospectuses, shareholder reports and third party reviews. In addition, the book: Discusses the spread of mutual funds to Asia, Europe, and Latin AmericaCompares mutual funds to other investment vehicles such as hedge



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA990000678610403321

Autore

Fanelli, Giovanni

Titolo

Architettura, edilizia, urbanistica : Olanda, 1917-1940 / Giovanni Fanelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Monteriolo-[Impruneta], : Francesco Papafava Editore, 1978

Descrizione fisica

786 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Disciplina

720.9492

Locazione

FARBC

DINST

DCATA

DARST

Collocazione

FONDO ROSSI 2183

01 DB 3118

522004

DE FUSCO 1733

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia